Shirt.



W. S. TOTHILL.

SHIRT.

APPLICATION FILED ulm, 1910.

Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

STATES PATENT QFFIQEY,

WILLIAM smroTHILL, orv-Loexron'r, NEW amari.y

A To vall whom t may concern:

Be it known that LWILLIAM To'rrrILL, a citizen of the United States, residing at 4Loclqoornin the 'county of Niagara and State of NewYork, have invented a new and usefull Improvement in Shirts, of `which the following is a specification.

` The object of this invention .is to produce y a neat appearing', dressyand comfortably fitting shirtwhich may be worn with or without 1a coat or waist-coat and in which the bosomor front ofthe `shirtwill'retain its shape and position when being worn and will not. buckle and wrinkle underA the movements o-f the wearer,` thus preserving the `neat `ap-y i pearance ofthe front of the shirt.

Shirts' as.commonlymadahave long lower i i aends" or tails intended to be tucked withiny the `top ofthe trousersand when; the wearer 'sits down xfor bends forwardly the trousers causethejfront of the shirt to ybuckle and y lower end loosely surrounding the top of the wrinlrle'b'adly, Vas the" trousers hold the `shirts more or less from mo'vementand prevent gitl from yslipping"downwardly within the trousers. This'is particularly true in shirts having relatively long fand, stift" bosoms but also applies to plaited and soft bosom-shirts. Further, the presence ,of Suspenders upon the outside of the shirt as they are generally worn detractsgreatly from its appearance when no coat or wa1st-coat 1s worn,"and

when the shift has a broad stiff bosom the `Suspenders interfere witlithe` proper and easy set -of the bosom andtend to crowd the sides of the bosom together and cause it to bulge outwardly `fromy the bodv of the wearer. 'y 'j In the present invention theshirt is not provided with long lower ends ortails but 1s made of such length as to extend` only a short distance below the top of the trousers* and has a straight finished lower end. `The shirt isy adapted to be worn outside of the suspenders and to hang downwardly froml the shoulders Iof the wearer with its finished trousers so thatit is freefto` slip or move relative to the trousers and the body `of the lwearer. The suspendersare thus concealed and do not interfere with the set of the bosom, nor with the free movement or'sl1p` `ping of the shirt up and down over the trousers. Its free lower end allows the shirt ,to retain its proper position `irrespective of `the movements of the wearer and prevents speciaeatipaof Lettersratent." Patented Sept 22 1914. l `Appmanon fnc-aliamiary 5, 1910. serial No. 536,533. y

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lrling and becoming wrinkled, by reason thereof.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 isa front elevation of a. shirt embodying the invention, showing the same worn with a Eig. 2 is a similar view, partly insect`i on,`with the coat removed` Figj is ,a fragmentary front elevation of the shirt, partly in section, showing the waist-band depending therefrom. l y Lilie reference characters lrefer to. like parts in the several figures..

As' far as the` present invention is conl cerned, the 'upper or body portionof the shirt may be of any usual and-'suitable con#` structiombeing open inthe front or back, or, both, and'l having a," stiif"`or soft front" or bosom as maybe desired. y In the construction. shown, A'represents the bodyportion'of ashirt of the open front, i

stiff bosom type hav-ing the usual sleeves an and openk bosom a; TheV shirt is madeto fit theshouldersof the wearer andto hang downwardly therefrom outside of the sus-` penders. cient length `to extend a short distance below and outside of the top of the trousers and' at its lower end is provided with a finishing bandB which has its ends buttoned or oth- "erwise suitably connected together at the front of the sliirtL.yThe bosom a extends downwardly at the front of the shirt to the band B.' This bandis preferably cut on a slight curve so `that it flares downwardly and outwardly somewhat` when depending, and flares upwardly and outwardly when turned up, as shown in Figs. and 3. It is starched or formed of some suitable material so as to have a ,moderate degree of stiffness. After the shirt has been put on, this band B `is turned inwardly and upwardly, loosely ,surrounding-the upper portion ofthe trousers.y This band is sufhoiently stiff to retain its upturned position and `will tend to hold the lower end of the skirt slightly turned in to conceal the same and 'to give a neat and finished apperance thereto. `After the band has been turnedup andfits ends fastened together it cannot `fall down unless its ends are unfastened, and no means for securing the band in its upturned position are therefore necessary. When the shirt has a long stiff bosom, the interlining is out away at the folding line at the lower end of the The body portion A is of sufli independently of the trousers in accordance with the movements of the wearer. This *freedom of movement permits the bosom of the shirt to retain its shape and pro-per position without becoming buckled or wrinkled as in the case of a shirt which is tucked in and held by the trousers, or is otherwise held from movement at its lower end. The

Suspenders being inside of the shirt do not tend to crowd o-r press against the bosom orA interfere with its retainingreits proper 'v v position and have no tendency to hold the lower end of the shirt from free movement. rljlieshirt is made as described to enable it to'be worn outsideof thesuspenders and trousers when no waist-coatis worn but its construction does not preclude it from being vworn with its lower `end tucked in -the trousersr in kthe usual manner when la waist-coat is worn. Tlie'shirt can thus be worn with or without a coat orjwaist-coat, as desired, andyin either case presents a neat and attractive appearance. The body front of the shirt` cani also, desired,'be`y`xmade of any washable waist-coat material, thus produc- I claim as my invention: A tailless shirt which is cut to hang vloosely from the shoulders and terminates at together, said band beingV cut on av curve toy flare upwardly and outwardly when turned up and loosely surrounding the upper porw tion of the trousersof the wearer 'andholding said shirt outwardly away 4from said trousers so that saidl shirt canmovefindependently of said trousers, the circumferl ence of said band vbeing` approximately the saine as that of the body of the shirt, Wherei Aby when the ends of the yband are'joined the shirt body'v will not be puckered, substantially as set forth. f

"Witness myli'and,

thisQSth day of Deceniber, i909. y l l,

Witnesses: I C. W. PARKER, C.KB.QHORNBEC1;.

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